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책상 meaning and pronunciation

chaeksang · desk

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 72039
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 책쌍Level: Beginner · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    책을 읽거나 글을 쓰거나 사무를 볼 때 앞에 놓고 쓰는 상.

    English: desk — A table at which one reads a book, writes, or handles office work.

    Examples

    • 책상 서랍.
    • 책상을 놓다.
    • 책상을 정리하다.
    • 책상을 치다.
    • 책상에 엎드리다.
    • 남편은 서재에 책상을 두 개나 놓고 있다.
Origin
冊床
Categories
주생활 > 생활 용품 · 학교생활

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